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LOS ANGELES — Dancer and beloved "Ellen DeGeneres Show" sidekick Stephen "Twitch" Boss left a note before he died of a gunshot wound to the head Tuesday, the Los Angeles Times has confirmed.

The Los Angeles Times' NFL writer, Sam Farmer, examines this week's matchups. Lines according to FanDuel Sportsbook (O/U = over/under). Last week's record 6-7 (.462); season 125-81-2 (.607). Using point spreads with the scores Farmer predicted, the record against the spread last week would have been 5-8 (.385); season 98-105-5…

LOS ANGELES — Ellen DeGeneres paid tribute Wednesday to the late Stephen "Twitch" Boss, longtime DJ and co-executive producer of "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."

LOS ANGELES — Austin Lee Edwards, the now-deceased cop who “catfished” a 15-year-old Riverside girl and killed her grandparents and mother last month, disclosed during his application to become a Virginia state trooper that he had voluntarily checked himself into a mental health facility several years earlier, according to records…

"Good Morning America" anchors Amy Robach and T.J. Holmes will remain off the air while ABC News conducts an internal review of their off-air romantic relationship.

The Kennedy Center has announced Adam Sandler as the winner of this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor. Sandler's credits include SNL, Happy Gilmore, Grown Ups, The Wedding Singer and Hustle.

LOS ANGELES — Before dawn Monday, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its nominations for the first televised Golden Globe Awards in two years, since a 2021 Los Angeles Times investigation exposed a lack of diversity in the organization's membership and raised concerns about its ethics and financial practices.

I cannot believe the Golden Globes are back. How did this happen? Last year, a Los Angeles Times investigation revealed the Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s gift-expecting, early-access-demanding, pay-to-play approach to its awards and lack of any Black members. Everyone was outraged. Publicists threatened a massive boycott, Tom Cruise said he…

LOS ANGELES — A loud and violent week in Los Angeles politics has some insiders questioning whether the City Council — the body charged with administering the second-largest U.S. city — remains a safe place to work.

LOS ANGELES — On Friday evening, more than 100 children and their parents were gathered at Lincoln Park for a tree-lighting celebration.

LOS ANGELES — Hours after drawing protesters’ ire with his first in-person appearance in two months at a Los Angeles City Council meeting, Kevin de León was involved in a fight with an activist Friday night that was at least partially caught on video.